Non-refillable bottle



M. BESHENICH. NoN-REFILLABLEBOUL'E. APPLICATION HLED SEPT. i l. 1919.',

1,327,133, PatentedJan.6,192o.

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M. BESHENICH.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

VAPPLICATION FILED SEPLII. 1919.

1,827,133. Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

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M. BESHEN1CH.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FIL-ED SEPT. 1I, 1919. 1

1,327,133, Patented Jan. 6,1920.

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MATIJ' A IBESHENICI-I, OF BEATTY, PENNSYLVANIA', ASSIGNOIR- OFONE-FOURTH TO JOHN TIRODOR ANDVONE-FOURTH TO MIKEMOHANEG, BOTE-IUE'GREENSBUR'G, PENNSYL- VANIA.

' NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE;

Application led September 11, 1919.

To all whom/1f may concern:

Be it known that; I, MA'rrJA BEsHENIoi-r, a citizenof Jugo-Slavia,residing at Beatty, in the county of Westmoreland and State ot'Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles, of which the following isa specification.

The primary object of the present invention resides in the provisionY ofa non-retillable bottle in which a bottleofordinary construction has aplug device receivable therein and retained'by a cross heador armassociated with the inner end thereof for engaging position. with thethroat of1 the bpttle to prevent withdrawal of the closure o uo'. lfurther object of theinvention resides in the provision of .a bottle ofthe noni-reilla'ble `type wherein a neck plug insertible within the neckof lafbottle is adapted-to have an arm positioned transversely of theinner end of the plug4 for insertionv within the bottle neck, and thearm permanently remaining so positioned to prevent withdrawal of theVneck plug.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel form, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed and` shownfin the accompanying drawings, whereinl likereference characters indicate similar parts throughout the severalviews.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of` a non-reiillable bottleconstructed in accordance with the present` invention, the arm forretaining the plug within the bottle neck being. shown in' full1 linesand separate from .the plug, the arm being shown in dotted lines inposition inthe plug.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l with the bottle` in invertedposition, the. cross arm locked in the neck plug` and with the ballvalvei unseated,`

Figi 3 is a vertical sectional view of a bottle similar to Fig. l withthe bottleneck plug shown'. in elevation,

Fig. 4: is aI side elevational view of. the cross arm associated withtheneck plug. detached; therefrom illustrating thev method of looselyattaching cords to the armffor positioning the same. in theneck plug,

Fig. 5" is cross sectionalr view on, line Speccaten of Letters Patent.

PatentedJan. 6, 1920.

serial No. 323,107.

V-V of Fig. 3 showing: the gasketv lockbetween the bottle neck and theneck plug,

Fig.; 6 is a cross sectional view on line VI-VI of Fig. 3 showing thebottle. neck and neck plug with the cross pins for limiting the outwardmovement of the ball valve,

Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view on line VII-VII' of Fig. 3 showing thecross arm positioned in the neck plug, and

Figs. 8 and 9.are vertical sectional views of a modified form of theinvention showing the cross arm secured to the inner end of the neckplugl by a link with the separate finger carried by the neck plug forengagement. with the cross arm.

Brieiiy4 described, the present invention aims to provide a bottleclosure of the nonreiillabletype wherein the neck. of an ordinary bottleis provided .with aplug. that carries a valve and seat therefor, theplugA eX- tending beyond the neck of the bottle into the body thereofand' having a transverse openingV into which an arm is adapted tobetransverselyT inserted of said opening after the plug has been insertedwithin thebottle neck, cords being loosely associated with the cross'arm'for kcorrectly positioning the same in theplug opening.` When the`cross arm has. been positioned asillustrated in the dra-wings, the cordsmay be detached therefrom and the cross arm will remain in its fixedposition inasmuch. as they same is formed of fibrous materiall aswoodzthat will be expanded when saturated with the fluid contents ofthebottle and be permanently retained in position intheplug., thus toretain the plug within the bottle neck and with the valve carried by theplug preventing Huid contents from again being introduced into thebottlebut at the same time permitting an unrestricted flow from thebottle.y

Referringl more in detail to the accompanying drawings, there is.illustrated a bottle. 8 having a throat .portion 9n anda neck 10, into`which neck the plugAV 1l; of'hollow construction is adapted to be.receivedi with an. annular shoulder llupon its upper end adapted forseating` upon` the open upper end of the bottle neck l0, the plug beingprevented trom` movement relative to said neck by the rubber gasket 13seating incorresponding. grooves inthe opposed faces of the bottleneckvandv plug as is clearly illustrated.

The plug 11 comprises in detail, a cylin` drical body portion having atubular outer end into which an ordinary plug stopper may be insertedwhile the inner end of the tubular portion is constructed to provide avalve seat 14: for a ball valve 15 cooperating therewith and havinglimited movement relative thereto, the cross pins 16 extendingVtransversely of the plug 11 holding the ball valve 15 in positionwithin the plug recess. The extreme inner end 17 of the neck plug isconnected to the outer part thereof by side bars 18` the inner end beingprovided with an arcuate transverse opening` 19, havf ing communicationwith the space between the spaced bars 18 by the central opening 2Oformed in the upper wall thereof and positioned directly beneath thevalve seat 14.

A cross arm 21 curved coincident to the are of the transverse opening inthe extreme inner end of theV neck plug and of a cross sectional areaequal tosaid opening is adapted to be received in the opening so thatthe opposite ends thereof as illustrated in Fig. 2 will be in a positionto engage the throat of the bottle to prevent the withdrawal of the plugfrom the bottle neck,

Vseparate cords 22 and 27 being associated 'with the curved arm 21 andextending outwardly of the bottle for accomplishing this result.

`'opening 24 in-the curved arm and extended 35 around thek adjacent endof the arm and seatedV within the end groove 25 and is tied in a singleknot as at 26. Another cord 27 is passed through the opening 21 andextended around the other end of the arm 21 and is seated within the endgroove 28, the same being knotted as at 29. The four strands 22 and 27of the cords are extended into the transverse opening 19 in the plug andthence through the opening 20 in the upper wall of the opening 19 toextend upwardly between the side walls 18 through the valve seat 14C,beyond the ball valve 15 and outwardly of the enlarged end 12 of theneck plug. The curved arm 21 is first inserted through the bottle neckafter the bottle has been filled with the desired liquid or othercontents, to lie in the full line position shown in Fig. 1 with the neckplug properlyv seated as illustrated. To position the curved arm 21within the transverse open" ing 19 as illustrated in Fig. 2, the cord 27is drawn outwardly of the bottle neck Vto cause the adjacent end ofthecurved arm 21 to register with the adjacent end of the opening 19 andbyfurther pulling upon the cord 27 the arm 21 is moved into the opening19V until the cord 27 at the end of said arm V21 is in line with theopening 20 at which time the knot 29 will be disengaged by puilinguponone ofthe strands of the cord to unthread the same from the arm 21 andentirely remove the cord from the bottle. A pulling strain at this timeupon the arm 22 will cause the arm 21 to be moved farther into the slottothe dottedA line position shown in Fig. 1 which may be observedthrough the transparent glass wall of the bottle and when so arranged,pulling strain upon one of the strands of the cord 22 will release theknot 26 and permit this cord to be entirely removed from the arm andbottle. `With the arm in this position, and immersed within the fluidcontents of the bottie, the same will be expanded by saturation and beeffectively locked crosswise of the plug 11 to prevent the withdrawal ofthe neck plug. In using the bottle, the fluid contents thereof mayreadily flow therefrom past the ball valve 15 which will leave its seatwhen the bottle is tilted and being limited in its unseating movement byengaging the cross pins V16, the bottle when reverted to uprightposition causing the seating of the valve 15 to prevent the refilling ofthe bottle. Y

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ofthe in vention it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changesmay be made in the form, combination and arrangement of parts withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the same as claimed.

The modication of the invention shown in Figs. 8 and 9 includes all ofthe structural vdetails of the bottle as well as the neck plug v11, butin this form of the invention, the

curved cross arm 21 is retained in the transverse opening 19 in the neckplug 11 by mechanical devices preventing movement thereof in oppositedirections after being positioned therein. The cross arm 21V isVpositioned in the opening 19'to have the resilient projecting endthereof engaged in the notch 35 formed upon the lower face of said arm.To shift the cross arm 21 from the position shown in Fig. 8to that shownin Fig. 9, there is provided a cord 36 loosely passing through theopening 37 in the curved arm 21, the cord being threaded Vthrough theplug 11 as illustrated in Fig. 1

so that upon a pull on the cord 36, the free end of the arm 21 iscausedto be drawn into the opening 19 and continued movement of the cordcauses thev arm to Vmove through Vsaid opening in opposition to tensionthereon from the spring 34 lto a point observant through the bottlewhere the spring finger engages in the notch 35, at which time the cord36 may be removed from the cross arm and plug and the bottle function asdescribed in connection with the preferred forms of the invention shownin Fig. 1.

What is claimed as newis l. A device of the class described comprising abottle, a plug inserted within the bottle, an arm adapted to betransversely positioned relative to said plug after insertion within thebottle to prevent removal of said plug, said arm being curved downwardlyand the positioning means therefor including a plurality of cordsloosely attached thereto and extending outwardlv of the bottle neck.

2. A device of the class described comprising a bottle, a pluginsertible within the neck thereof, said plug having a curved transverseopening in its inner endy and a curved arm positioned in said plugopening after insertion within said bottle neck to prevent withdrawalthereof, and cords extending outwardly of the bottle neck through thepluO'.

3i: A device of the class described comprising a bottle, a pluginsertible within the neck thereof, said plug having a transverseopening in its inner end, a cross arm carried by said plug and adaptedto be positioned in said transverse opening, coperating means at saidplug and cross arm to prevent Withdrawal of the cross arm from said plugopening, said coperating means including a spring linger carried bv theplug and an engaging recess upon the adjacent face of said cross arm forsaid spring finger.

4. A device of the class described cornprising a bottle, a pluginsertible within the neck thereof, said plug having a transverseopening in its inner end, a cross arm carried by said plug and adaptedto be positioned in said transverse opening, coperating means at saidplug and cross arm to prevent withdrawal of the cross arm from said plugopening', and means carried by said cross arm adapted to be removedtherefrom for placing said cross arm in the plug opening, said meansbeing adapted for removal from said bottle after positioning the arm insaid opening.

In testimony whereof I afiX my signature.

MATIJA BESHENIGH.

